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#21 Postby depotoo » Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:01 am

yes, i know, i'm telling my age, it was in 1960.
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#22 Postby Windsong » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:43 am

The first 45 I bougut myself, I was 9. I used birthday money to buy Surfin USA by the Beach Boys.
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#23 Postby vbhoutex » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:22 am

Windsong wrote:The first 45 I bougut myself, I was 9. I used birthday money to buy Surfin USA by the Beach Boys.


YES!!!YES!!!YES!!!! I think you just hit on the first one I ever had!!!!! I loved surfing and surfing songs!!!
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#24 Postby Miss Mary » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:28 am

vbhoutex wrote:
Windsong wrote:The first 45 I bougut myself, I was 9. I used birthday money to buy Surfin USA by the Beach Boys.


YES!!!YES!!!YES!!!! I think you just hit on the first one I ever had!!!!! I loved surfing and surfing songs!!!


David - my oldest brother did too! He played guitar and was in a band in HS. His favorite band of all time are the Ventures. Remember them? Walk Don't Run? He also loved Wipe Out (but I don't think the V. did that song?).

When I hear surfing music I naturally think of my brother. He enlisted in the Navy right out of HS, and got stationed in Long Beach, CA for a while. He learned to surf during that time and almost moved out there after he got out. All any of us has to do is mention the Ventures or Wipe Out and he's gone, thinking back to that carefree time of his life - surfing in Cali - forn - i - a!

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#25 Postby mikey mike » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:28 am

Joy To The World by Three Dog Night
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#26 Postby vbhoutex » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:33 am

Miss Mary wrote:
vbhoutex wrote:
Windsong wrote:The first 45 I bougut myself, I was 9. I used birthday money to buy Surfin USA by the Beach Boys.


YES!!!YES!!!YES!!!! I think you just hit on the first one I ever had!!!!! I loved surfing and surfing songs!!!


David - my oldest brother did too! He played guitar and was in a band in HS. His favorite band of all time are the Ventures. Remember them? Walk Don't Run? He also loved Wipe Out (but I don't think the V. did that song?).

When I hear surfing music I naturally think of my brother. He enlisted in the Navy right out of HS, and got stationed in Long Beach, CA for a while. He learned to surf during that time and almost moved out there after he got out. All any of us has to do is mention the Ventures or Wipe Out and he's gone, thinking back to that carefree time of his life - surfing in Cali - forn - i - a!

Mary


OK!!! NOW I am swooning!!!! *vb puts back of hand to forehead and faints* Some of my favorite music!!! Yes I do believe Wipe Out was by the Ventures, but I am to lazy to try and verify that before I leave for church.
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#27 Postby Miss Mary » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:50 am

vbhoutex wrote:
Miss Mary wrote:
OK!!! NOW I am swooning!!!! *vb puts back of hand to forehead and faints* Some of my favorite music!!! Yes I do believe Wipe Out was by the Ventures, but I am to lazy to try and verify that before I leave for church.


David - swoon some more. Wipe Out was recorded by the Safari's!!! Does that take ya back? he he

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=1203

I indirectly have my brothers to thank for my early exposure to music. Because I thought it was cool to hang out in their room when they were gone at school, listen to their music, steal their change lying on dressers, all of which they now say they knew of......really made me love music early on. Most of my friends were still playing with toys and barbies, while I was listening to their music, either next door in my room or when they were out of the house. Oh the fun I used to have in that room.....LOL They tease me now b/c I thought in my little kid way, they wouldn't even know I was in there!!! (BTW I took a few quarters/dimes/nickles here and there for the ice cream truck!). My one brother said he intentionally left coins out for me after a while. He'd strategically place them in ways he knew I had been in there! LOL

Mary
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#28 Postby Rainband » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:52 am

Lindaloo wrote:
Rainband wrote:Grease I think :lol: :lol:


You know what, you reminded me. The Grease album is my first one. lol. I still have it.
I think Saturday Night fever was first lol But I remember Grease too. :lol: Man I feel old :( :lol:
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#29 Postby Lindaloo » Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:42 am

I just watched Grease on HBO the other night. :D
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#30 Postby depotoo » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:15 pm

rainband - old??? grease?? you are still young dear! lol
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#31 Postby Rainband » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:40 pm

depotoo wrote:rainband - old??? grease?? you are still young dear! lol
I know it just seems like yesterday I was a teen. Thats what I meant :oops:
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#32 Postby depotoo » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:50 pm

just an ole foggie here giving a youngster a hard time! lol
(just playing with ya)
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#33 Postby vbhoutex » Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:53 pm

Lindaloo wrote:I just watched Grease on HBO the other night. :D


And what was the number you ascribe to this watching?hehehe I'll tell if you will!!! :oops: :oops:
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#34 Postby breeze » Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:55 pm

LOL, boy, you folks have dragged out some memorable songs!

I honestly can't remember MY first single owned, but, I
do remember listening to my big brother's new Beatles singles
("Let It Be", "Get Back", etc.) on an old plastic green and
white record player, and, watching the apple on the record
label spin 'round and 'round and....well, kinda explains me,
now, eh? :wink: :lol:

"Get Back" is still one of my all-time favorite songs!
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#35 Postby GalvestonDuck » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:41 pm

vbhoutex wrote:
Lindaloo wrote:I just watched Grease on HBO the other night. :D


And what was the number you ascribe to this watching?hehehe I'll tell if you will!!! :oops: :oops:


Just don't ask me... :wink: :oops:
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#36 Postby vbhoutex » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:00 am

GalvestonDuck wrote:
vbhoutex wrote:
Lindaloo wrote:I just watched Grease on HBO the other night. :D


And what was the number you ascribe to this watching?hehehe I'll tell if you will!!! :oops: :oops:


Just don't ask me... :wink: :oops:


I imagine we could get into quite a competition on that one!!!hehehehe :oops: :oops: :oops: and I'm not talking just us!!! :wink: :wink:
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#37 Postby HurricaneGirl » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:52 am

The first one I can remember my Mom buying for me at K-Mart was Bad Bad Leroy Brown. :)
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#38 Postby Stormsfury » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:53 am

HurricaneGirl wrote:The first one I can remember my Mom buying for me at K-Mart was Bad Bad Leroy Brown. :)


Jim Croce, eh? ... actually, I'm not ashamed to admit how much I like "Time in a Bottle" ...
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#39 Postby Pburgh » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:59 pm

The album wasn't called Love me Tender is was called ELVIS and was his second album. It came out in 1956. It was a major step for my parents to buy this album. Most parents thought he was a bad influence on their kids.
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#40 Postby SouthernWx » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:30 pm

I became interested in music around age eleven (1973), and among the first top-40 hits I recall purchasing were:

"Sing" (Karen and Richard Carpenter)

"Have You ever been Mellow" (Olivia Newton-John)

"Paper Roses" (Marie Osmond)
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